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There are no events planned for that date. These Bills include the Affirmative Action Bill, 2020, the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the National Ambulance Service (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020. According to sources, the government’s top priorities include discussions on border dispute with China and India’s response to Covid-19 pandemic and 11 bills to replace ordinances passed between March and August. (5), House - At Second Reading The closing date for submissions to the inquiry … A Member’s Bill is a public Bill introduced by a member who is not a member of the Scottish Executive. The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019, Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019; the Land Bill, 2018 among others are at the consideration stage.


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In scrutinising the draft Bill, the Committee will focus on three areas of the Bill, all related to the powers of HMRC: New proposals for tackling promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes; New tax checks on licence renewal applications; and; Amendments to HMRC’s civil information powers.

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The ministries are not only preparing to push through bills that have been passed in one House of Parliament but also introduce fresh legislation. 2018 marks 100 years since some women, and all men, could vote. Select a date to view past or scheduled Parliamentary Business. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say. Cumulative information on the status of business before the House, updated after each sitting. These Bills include the Affirmative Action Bill, 2020, the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the National Ambulance Service (Amendment) Bill, … Any Bills which start Repealed Acts; Revoked statutory rules; Legislative information.

Find out what happens at each stage of a Public Bill’s journey through Parliament with the Passage of a Bill guide. However, committees may not take up the responsibilities assigned to them until their members have been named and a chair is duly elected. Please read the call for evidence. Members of Parliament participate in House of Commons sittings, committee meetings and diplomatic events. According to sources, the government’s top priorities include discussions on border dispute with China and India’s response to Covid-19 pandemic and 11 bills to replace ordinances passed between March and August. (22), Senate – Consideration of Amendments made by the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper: Commons Briefing Paper on the bill. Documents prepared by the Government or a MSP describing a Westminster Bill that contains provisions on devolved matters, or provisions that would alter the devolved competence of the Parliament or the Government. A statement from Parliament said the Ghana Cocoa Board (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which is with the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, will be read a second time. Bill [HL], Department of Health (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL], Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL], Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL], Traffic Management (Approved Devices) Bill [HL], House of Lords (Removal of Bishops) Bill [HL], Organ Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL], Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill [HL], European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, Hereditary Peerages and Baronetcies (Equality of Inheritance) Bill [HL], Local Authorities (Transport Powers) Bill [HL], Police Conduct (Operation Conifer) Bill [HL], Contracts for Difference and Onshore Wind Bill [HL], Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020, Elections (Candidates’ Expenditure and Nominations) Bill [HL], Higher Education Cheating Services Prohibition Bill [HL], Duty to Plan for Terrorism (Consultation) Bill [HL], Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL], Public Contracts (Modern Slavery) Bill [HL], Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL], Automated Facial Recognition Technology (Moratorium and Review) Bill [HL], Period Products (Free Provision) Bill [HL], Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (Legal Advice and Appeals) Bill [HL], School Admissions for Children Adopted from Overseas Bill [HL], Access to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL], Domestic Premises (Energy Performance) Bill [HL], Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL], Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL], Office for Science Quality Assessment Bill [HL], Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020, House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL], Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL], Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2020, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill, Anxiety in Schools (Environmental Concerns) Bill, Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill, Aviation Banning Orders (Disruptive Passengers) Bill, British Broadcasting Corporation (Oversight) Bill, Criminal Fraud (Private Prosecutions) Bill, Decarbonisation of Road Transport (Audit) Bill, Evictions (Universal Credit Claimants) Bill, Free Trade (Education and Reporting) Bill, Human Trafficking (Child Protection) Bill, International Development Assistance (Definition) Bill, Judicial Appointments and Retirements (Age Limits) Bill, Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill, Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill, School Toilets (Access During Lessons) Bill, Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill, Wellbeing of Future Generations (No. A complete list of all the Bills of the Scottish Parliament passed from 1999 to present.

Amendments can be made to the Bill at Report Stage.

The ministries are not only preparing to push through bills that have been passed in one House of Parliament but also introduce fresh legislation.

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An alphabetical list of all Bills introduced in the Scottish Parliament in Sessions 2, 3, 4 and 5. Parliament also gave the assurance that it will observe the social distancing protocol during the meeting.

Official agenda, listing all items that may be taken up on a particular sitting. Bills are added to this list once the legislative process is complete. The Bill is now due to have its report stage and third reading on Tuesday 13 October 2020. All Bills considered by the Scottish Parliament categorised by session. Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. A new session has now started.